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Study finds disease progression and adverse radiation effects are low in patients undergoing preoperative stereotactic radiosurgery

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – June 8, 2023 – Cancer that spreads to the brain from another part of the body such as lung or breast is called a metastatic brain tumor. As metastatic brain tumors grow, they can ...
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Role of Radiotherapy and Radiosurgery for Brain Metastases

Priscilla Brastianos, MD: Let’s talk about treatment options. I want to highlight how important multidisciplinary care is for the management of these patients. Raymond Sawaya, MD: The overarching ...

Piedmont Atlanta expands Gamma Knife radiosurgery program for brain tumors and neurological conditions

Piedmont Atlanta Hospital says its advanced Gamma Knife radiosurgery technology offers a non-invasive treatment option for ...
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Effects of Surgery With Salvage Stereotactic Radiosurgery Versus Surgery With Whole-Brain Radiation Therapy in Patients With One to Four Brain Metastases (JCOG0504): A Phase ...

Between January 2006 and May 2014, 137 and 134 patients were enrolled in the WBRT and salvage SRS arms, respectively. Median overall survival was 15.6 months in both arms (hazard ratio, 1.05; 90% CI, ...
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Combination treatment of intratumoral vidutolimod (CMP-001), radiosurgery, nivolumab, and ipilimumab for metastatic colorectal carcinoma.

Olaparib (O) in patients (pts) with colorectal cancer (CRC) with ATM mutation (mut): Results from the Targeted Agent and Profiling Utilization Registry (TAPUR) study. This is an ASCO Meeting Abstract ...